Your driving licence application must be accompanied by a medical report if you:

• Are applying for a driving licence in respect of a truck or bus, licence categories C1, C, D1, D, EC1, EC, ED1 or ED (unless you have previously provided a medical report which is still valid)
• Will be 70 years of age or more on the first day of the period for which the licence for any licence category is being granted
• Suffer from any of the disabilities or diseases specified in the diseases and disabilities list.
• Have ever suffered from alcoholism or epilepsy
• Are a regular user of drugs or medication that would be likely to make your driving unsafe

The medical report must be completed by a registered medical practitioner and you must sign the declaration in his/her presence.

All persons presenting themselves for medical examination for driver licensing purposes should be assessed on the basis of the minimum standards outlined in the "Medical Aspects of Driver Licensing - A Guide for Registered Medical Practitioners(PDF)". This booklet outlines the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driver licensing purposes provided for in the Licensing of Drivers Regulations.

Note:

A person who suffers from serious arrhythmia which has at any stage resulted in loss of consciousness is particularly advised to consult his/her doctor before applying for a licence.

Who cannot apply for a licence?

A person who is dependent on or regularly abuses psychotropic substances, ie, those that can induce mood changes or distorted perceptions, is barred from holding any learner permit or driving licence.
If you have any doubts about your physical or mental fitness to drive you should consult a doctor.

Specified diseases and disabilities

• alcoholism
• any physical disablement likely to affect the ability to drive safely
• cardiovascular diseases
• diplopia (ie, double vision), defective binocular vision or loss of visual field
• epilepsy
• encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis or hereditary diseases of the nervous system associated with progressive muscular atrophy and congenital myotonic disorders
• diseases of the peripheral nervous system
• trauma of the central or peripheral nervous system
• cerebrovascular diseases
• lesion with damage to spinal cord and resultant paraplegia
• mental disturbance due to disease or trauma of, or operation upon, the central nervous system
• severe mental retardation
• psychosis
• psychoneurosis or personality disorders
• serious diseases of the blood
• any disease of the genito-urinary system likely to affect the ability to drive safely
  

Content of medical report

The medical report must specifically refer to your eyesight, hearing, general physique and your general medical condition insofar as it is relevant to your ability to drive. This is the case regardless of whether the report is needed for age reasons or for illness/disability reasons.If you are downloading this form then it must be printed back to back on one page.

Appeals

If you are refused a driving licence by a licensing authority (the local authority), you may appeal to the District Court against this decision.